artist / curator

Peter Fischli

short biography

Peter Fischli (born in Zurich, 1952) lives and works in Zürich. He studied at Academia di Belle Arti, Bologna and at Academia di Belle Arti, Urbino.

Peter Fischli and David Weiss have worked together since 1979 until the death of David Weiss in 2012. In 1987 and 1997 they participated at documenta 8 and 10 in Kassel. In 1995 they represented Switzerland at the Venice Biennale; in 2003 they got the Golden Lion; and they also took part at the Venice Biennale in 2013.